Terry E. Baxter Ph.D., P.E.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5600
(928) 523-2008
Terry.Baxter@nau.edu
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Dr. Baxter joined the NAU faculty in 1993 Terry Baxter

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Environmental Health Engineering, University of Kansas 1988
M.S. Environmental Health Engineering, University of Kansas 1981
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Kansas 1979

ACADEMIC SERVICE
Associate Professor, of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000, Northern Arizona University
Initial Appointment: 1993 as Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northern Arizona University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000-present: Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ
1993-1999: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ
1993-2003: Science Advisory Committee, Environmental Engineer, Great Plains/Rocky
Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
1989-1993: Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, Kansas City, KS
1988-1989: Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1984: Environmental Engineer, Ralph B. Carter Company, Hackensack, NJ
1983-1984: Environmental Engineer, Ross E. McKinney Consulting Engineer, Lawrence, KS
1980-1988: Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1979: Civil Engineer, E.T. Archer Engineering, Kansas City, MO
1977-1978: Land Surveyor/Draftsman, Schmidt Engineering Company, Topeka, KS
1974-1976: Land Surveyor/Draftsman, Burgwin, Pasely and Associates, Topeka, KS
1974: Land Surveyor/Draftsman, W.H. Burgwin and Associates, Denver, CO
1973-1974: Land Surveyor/Draftsman, Burgwin, Martin and Associates, Topeka, KS
1972: Land Surveyor, J and M Development Company, Berryton, KS

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Professional Civil Engineer: Kansas

HONORS AND AWARDS
Senior Member, American Society for Quality (2006) Boeing Outstanding Educator Award (1999)
Chair, Science Advisory Committee, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center (1998 - 2003)
Vice-Chair, Science Advisory Committee, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center (1994 - 1998)
Director's Special Achievement Award, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (1993)
Superfund OERR Award, U.S. EPA (1992)
National Chair, Present State Work Group for Delivery of Analytical Services Task Force, U.S. EPA, OERR, (1991 - 1992)
Special Achievement Award, U.S. EPA, Region VII, Environmental Services Division (1990 & 1991)

PROFESSIONAL and INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Environmental Engineering Laboratory Director, CENE/CENS/NAU (2006)
American Society of Civil Engineers ABET Evaluator training initiated (2005) and in progress as an Observer (2006).
Part 2000 Coordinator, Standard Methods Committee, APHA/AWWA/WEF (2001 - present)
Chair, Section 2710 Joint Task Group, Standard Methods Committee, APHA/AWWA/WEF (1996 - present)
Chair, Science Advisory Committee, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center (1998 - 2003)
Vice-Chair, Science Advisory Committee, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center (1994 - 1998)
Standard Methods Committee, APHA/AWWA/WEF (1991 - present)
Hazardous Waste Committee, Water Environment Federation (1990 - 1996)

PUBLICATIONS SAMPLE
Baxter, T.E., Schell, D. and Holec, S. (2001) "Virtual tour of a wastewater treatment facility. A
multimedia tool for training and education." WEFTEC 2001 Conference Proceedings (Atlanta,
GA, October 13-17, 2001), Water Environment Federation

DeMendonca, M. and Baxter, T.E. (2001) "Design for the environment (DFE). An approach
to achieve the ISO 14000 international standardization." Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 51-56.

DeMendonca, M. and Baxter, T.E. (2000) "DFE Application to Achieve ISO-14000
Compliance.” Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, August 17-23, 2000

Baxter, T.E. and Ramirez, B.B. (1999) "Training tribal environmental officials: Using a project
not a projector." Proceeding of AWMA 92nd Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, June 20-24, 1999.

DeMendonca, M. and Baxter, T.E. (1999) "Comparative assessment of instructional-based
technology for learning wastewater treatment process unit operations." Proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education, Society for Computer Simulation, San Francisco, CA, January 17-20, 1999.

Dupont, R. Ryan, Terry E. Baxter and Louis Theodore (1998) Environmental Management.
Workbook Problems and Solutions, CRC Press/Lewis Publishers.

Baxter, T.E., (1998) "Comparison of neighborhood-scale residential wood smoke emissions
inventories using limited and intensive survey data." Proceedings of AWMA 91st Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA, June 14-18, 1998), Air and Waste Management Association.

Baxter, T.E., Ellsworth, P.M., Bero, B.N., Masayesva, V., Weimerskirch, P., Marshall, M.T. and
Madrone, B.C. (1998) "Adaptation and delivery of indoor air quality training for tribal
officials." Proceedings of AWMA 91st Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA, June 14-18, 1998), Air
and Waste Management Association.

Baxter, T.E., Iannacone, A. and Messbarger, D. (1993) "Assessing the Quality and Quantity of
Environmental Data," Proceedings of Challenges Facing Environmental Laboratories: Methods, Quality, Media and Liability, Specialty Conference Series (Santa Clara, CA, August 8-11, 1993), Water Environment Federation.